Buguma City (ⓘ) is a larger town in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.
Buguma City
Asari | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Buguma City Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 4°44′N 6°52′E / 4.733°N 6.867°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government Council Headquarter |
| • Chairman/Mayor | Hon. Onengiyeofori George |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Nigerian Postal Code | 504101 |
The town has an official post office and a big set of commercial fish ponds set up by the state government[1][2]. The current mayor, popularly addressed as chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Hon. Onengiyeofori George [3]
It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.[4]
In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.[5]
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Rivers commissioner assures of early completion of Buguma fish farm". Premium Times. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ https://appsaf.apieproject.com/business/listings/ems-nigerian-postal-service-buguma/
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ↑ "King of Buguma and Kalabari nation". Kalabari Nation. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ The Official Gazette of Rivers State of Nigeria No. 16, published in Port Harcourt on the 25th of August 1983 referred to “Buguma City Council”; the only other City Council after Port Harcourt City Council.
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